2JZ-Powered Lamborghini Gallardo Drift Car Lays Down 850 HP

The world of drifting has brought us some fairly insane machines over the past few years, including a twin-supercharged Ferrari 599 and a 458-powered Toyota GT86. It’s hard not to be drawn to these cars with Italian supercar powertrains, but the folks at Drift Games have taken things in a different direction. The team was recently working on a 2JZ-powered Lamborghini Gallardo, and in a recent video, it made 850 hp on the dyno.

Our European fans might already be familiar with Drift Games, a professional drift team that works alongside the Drift Masters European Championship to put on exciting events for drifting fans across the continent. They also happen to run a pretty interesting YouTube page, which features a ton of crazy builds such as this Lamborghini. The car in question is a 2004 model, which is finished in a delightful blue over blue-and-cream interior. The car originally came equipped with a 5.0-liter V-10 engine, which provided 493 hp and 376 lb-ft.

That sweet-singing V-10 wasn’t removed by the Drift Games crew, as they actually purchased the car with the swap already complete. The previous owner was responsible for the heart transplant, which came as the result of a blown V-10. A 2JZ-GTE engine from a MkIV Toyota Supra was chosen as the replacement powertrain.